Regulation 2016/429 - Transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) - Main contents
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Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’)| Legal instrument | Regulation |
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| Number legal act | Regulation 2016/429 |
| Original proposal | COM(2013)260  |
| CELEX number i | 32016R0429 |
| Document | 09-03-2016; Date of signature |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 31-03-2016; OJ L 84 p. 1-208 |
| Signature | 09-03-2016 |
| Effect | 20-04-2016; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 283 20-04-2016; Application Partial application See Art 283 21-04-2021; Application See Art 283 |
| Deadline | 20-04-2019; Review See Art 275 And 276 22-04-2026; At the latest See Art 282 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
31.3.2016 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 84/1 |
REGULATION (EU) 2016/429 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 9 March 2016
on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2), Article 114 and Article 168(4)(b) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national Parliaments,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
After consulting the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (2),
Whereas:
(1) |
The impact of transmissible animal diseases and the measures necessary to control those diseases can be devastating for individual animals, animal populations, animal keepers and the economy. |
(2) |
As recent experiences have demonstrated, transmissible animal diseases may also have a significant impact on public health and food safety. |
(3) |
In addition, adverse interactive effects can be observed with regard to biodiversity, climate change and other environmental aspects. Climate change may influence the emergence of new diseases, the prevalence of existing diseases and the geographic distribution of disease agents and vectors, including those affecting wildlife. |
(4) |
In order to ensure high standards of animal and public health in the Union and the rational development of the agriculture and aquaculture sectors, and to increase productivity, animal health rules should be laid down at Union level. Those rules are necessary in order, inter alia, to contribute to the completion of the internal market and to avoid the spread of infectious diseases. Those rules should also ensure, as far as possible, that the existing animal health status in the Union is maintained and that consequent improvement of that status is supported. |
(5) |
The current Union legislation on animal health consists of a series of linked and interrelated basic acts that lay down rules on animal health applying to intra–Union trade, entry into the Union of animals and products, disease eradication, veterinary controls, notification of diseases and financial support in relation to different animal species, but an overarching legal framework, laying down harmonised principles across the sector, is missing. |
(6) |
Financial rules relating to the support of animal health objectives are provided for in Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) and do not form part of this Regulation. In addition, the rules covering the official controls of animal health measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) and in Council Directives 89/662/EEC (5), 90/425/EEC (6), 91/496/EEC (7) and 97/78/EC (8) should be used to regulate official controls in the area of animal health. |
(7) |
This Regulation does not contain provisions which regulate animal welfare. However, animal health and welfare are linked: better animal health promotes better animal welfare, and vice versa. When disease prevention and control measures are carried out in accordance with this Regulation, their effect on animal welfare, understood in the light of Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), should be considered in order to spare the animals concerned any avoidable pain, distress or suffering. Animal welfare legislation, such as Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 (9) and (EC) No 1099/2009 (10), should necessarily continue to apply and should be... |
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